Alright Quote by Utada Hikaru

When I started, they told me I only needed 3 chords and the truth... It turned out I could manage with 2 and some vague ideas.

— Joe Strummer

The songs came from a more solitary place and I hadn't played them with many people before recording. So I just added the layers…

— Aoife O'Donovan

I'm a real musician's musician: I get really geeky on chords and arrangements.

— Natalie Prass

There's only seven chords, so you got to use the same ones over and over. It's all in what you do with them.

— Gary Rossington

I would have to work on the song and figure out how they wanted the song done, because they're such high-intensity songs. We figure…

— Tom Araya

The problem is that once I start on a song and get a rough idea of where I might go with an arrangement, I…

— Tom Scholz

I wanted to have absolute control over my music - from the chords and the voicings of the songs to the arrangements and the…

— Rosalia

There's four chords in every song. That's the fun part - trying to make that your own.

— Olivia Rodrigo

I want to make the songs good. I think this is my main focus.

— Ed Sheeran

I work very hard on getting the songs as direct and examined as I can before I go in the studio.

— Nick Lowe

I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.

— B. B. King

I always believe that every song tells a story, so the last thing I want to do is edit out like the meat of…

— David Cook